Partnerships Senior Officer

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Program Manager, the Partnerships Senior Officer will analyse, develop, and implement partnership and programme development plan as well as coordinate communications tasks and assist the Senior Program Manager as needed in donor and implementing partner relations.

Reporting, Communications, Information and Knowledge Management

• Coordinate, prepare, analyse, and quality control programme-specific annual and progress reporting requirements and coordinate these reports with the Access to Health Fund overall reports (content, writing, editing, layout, publishing) to deadline and specifications
• Manage the delivery of other donor reporting requirements including ad hoc requests
• Oversee communications activities, manage visibility, advocacy and communications products in coordination with Communications Team of the Fund
• Maintain relations with donors through regular communication and reporting, necessary change requests to partners and ensure synergies between related aspects of the Access to Health Fund and other stakeholders, including close coordination and support for the Fund Director’s Office.
• Contribute to the ongoing research, development and implementation of best practice and innovative approaches to maximise performance and sustain achievements in project and partnership development.

Project initiation, implementation, and closure

• Undertake project readiness and project initiation activities, implementation and closure including coordination with relevant partners and UNOPS personnel.
• Coordinate with the Programme Team and development partners to produce project deliverables in a quality and timely manner, support information sharing, and ensure alignment and synergies across Access to Health Fund projects
• Support the implementation of safeguarding requirements, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and UNOPS rules and regulations.
• Work on UNOPS-internal project management systems, tools and oversight requirements, including but not limited to development of risk register, including identifying and mitigating risks to support implementation of project activities and progress towards programme outcomes.

Coordination and Partnerships

• On behalf of the relevant representative, participate in and report on the relevant inter-agency and donor coordination meetings, coordinate with relevant UN agencies, international organisations, and international financial institutions on project implementation including through project coordination and oversight platforms.
• In support of the Senior Programme Manager, establish and further develop partnerships with relevant UN agencies, international organisations, and international financial institutions to diversify project opportunities.
• Identify, raise, and develop opportunities for new projects including support to the project development process in coordination with stakeholders from partners, other UN agencies, and UNOPS.
• Work closely with Programme and Strategy colleagues to ensure coordination, information sharing, alignment and synergies across Access to Health Fund geographies and thematic areas
• Coordinate programme visits and monitoring
• Keep the Access to Health Fund and its key partners abreast of developments in the relevant geographic area